The American League and National League MVP Award winners will be announced tonight on MLB Network. And all eyes will be on the battle between Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera and Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout in the AL.

The old-school camp favors Cabrera, who won the first Triple Crown in the majors since the 1967 season. The new-school camp favors Trout, who finished with a higher WAR (10.7 to 6.9, according to baseball-reference.com) and also scored higher using other advanced metrics. In addition, Trout is considered a better all-around player in terms of defense and baserunning, while Cabrera is viewed as more one-dimensional (an offensive force). Earlier this week, Trout was named AL Rookie of the Year.

The other AL finalists are Texas Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton and third baseman Adrian Beltre, and New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano.

Posey is considered a slight favorite after leading the charge for the World Series champion Giants following the suspension of left fielder Melky Cabrera. But it is worth noting that Braun actually posted better numbers in 2012 than in 2011, when he was named NL MVP. Working against Braun: his positive test for PEDs last offseason (his suspension was overturned on appeal) and his team missing the postseason.

Each race should be tight, with voting done by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. When Sporting News polled a panel of 203 MLB players before the end of the regular season, Cabrera (108 votes) beat Trout (71 votes) for Player of the Year honors. No other player received more than five votes.

A look at each MVP finalist’s stats from this past season:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cabrera: .330 AVG*, 44 HR**, 139 RBI**, .393 OBP, .606 SLG**, 109 R

Trout: .326 AVG, 30 HR, 83 RBI, .399 OBP, .564 SLG, 49 SB**, 129 R**

Beltre: .321 AVG, 36 HR, 102 RBI, .359 OBP, .561 SLG

Hamilton: .285 AVG, 43 HR, 128 RBI, .354 OBP, .577 SLG, 103 R

Cano: .313 AVG, 33 HR, 94 RBI, .379 OBP, .550 SLG, 105 R

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Posey: .336 AVG**, 24 HR, 103 RBI, .408 OBP*, .549 SLG

Braun: .319 AVG, 41 HR*, 112 RBI, .391 OBP, .595 SLG*, 30 SB, 108 R*

Headley: .286 AVG, 31 HR, 115 RBI*, .376 OBP, .498 SLG, 17 SB

McCutchen: .327 AVG, 31 HR, 96 RBI, .400 OBP, .553 SLG, 20 SB, 107 R

Molina: .315 AVG, 22 HR, 76 RBI, .373 OBP, .501 SLG, 12 SB

* Led the league

** Led the majors

The announcement schedule for all of the BBWAA awards (all times EST):